What Emojis Are Missing From Apple's New Update? There Are Several Crucial Omissions

Many are rejoicing over the release of Apple iOS 8.3 and the 300 glorious new emojis the update comes with, but we're not all celebrating. Sure, the new racially diverse characters are a landmark step for the tech company and society as a whole, but once the confetti settles, you might notice that there are still some glaring absences. Besides the lack of minority and multiracial families, here are all the crucial emojis missing from Apple's 300 new additions.

Let's reiterate that Apple's addition of race- and LGBT-friendly emojis is great news. Now there a variety of same-sex families (albeit all white as of now), men and women of all different skin tones (including the people surfing, swimming, and bathing, etc.). Even the man wearing the traditional Asian hat was tweaked so that his eyes were uniform with the rest of the characters, instead of stereotypically Asian. They might be cartoons used for texting, but these new emojis represent important strides being made for the sake of human progress.

However. The job is not done. We're not trying to be greedy or anything; we just want what was promised to us. Back in June, software text regulator Unicode Consortium announced that it had added 250 new emojis into its emojipedia. While that lot failed to represent racially diverse people, it did promise some rather enticing offerings, many of which we did not get with our Apple update on Wednesday. Such as?

Cloud With Tornado

Fog

Wind Blowing Face

Fork And Knife With Plate

Golfer

Beach With Umbrella

Derelict House Building

Chipmunk

Dove Of Peace

Black Skull And Crossbones

Sleuth Or Spy

Envelope With Lightning

Reversed Victory Hand

Dagger Knife

Lightning Mood

Couch And Lamp

But most importantly:

Man In Business Suit Levitating

Where is he??

And these are just the ones that Unicode had added to its inventory. Beyond these, there are countless, limitless emojis just waiting to be created and used in texting, Instagramming, and emoji art. Like what, for example? (By the way, you can stop shouting "taco" — I know, OK?) Here are some emojis that should exist, and it's a crime that they don't.